Operator's Manual

AfterOperation
AfterOperationSafety
•Cleangrassanddebrisfromthecuttingunits,
mufers,andenginecompartmenttohelpprevent
res.Cleanupoilorfuelspills.
•Ifthecuttingunitsareinthetransportposition,use
thepositivemechanicallock(ifavailable)before
youleavethemachineunattended.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringthemachine
inanyenclosure.
•Removethekeyandshutoffthefuel(ifequipped)
beforestoringortransportingthemachine.
•Neverstorethemachineorfuelcontainerwhere
thereisanopename,spark,orpilotlight,such
asonawaterheateroronotherappliances.
•Keepallpartsofthemachineingoodworking
conditionandallhardwaretightened,especially
blade-attachmenthardware.
•Replaceallwornordamageddecals.
PushingtheMachineby
Hand
Ifthemachinestallsorrunsoutoffuel,youmayneed
topushit.Youmustrstopenbothofthehydraulic
bypassvalves.
Important:Alwayspushthemachinebyhand
andneveralongdistance.Nevertowthemachine,
becausedamagetothehydraulicsystemmay
occur.
PushingtheMachine
1.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO),turnthekey
totheOFFposition,removethekey,andengage
theparkingbrake.
2.Lifttheseat.
3.Rotateeachbypassvalvecounterclockwise
1turn(Figure25).
Note:Thisallowshydraulicuidtobypassthe
pump,enablingthewheelstoturn.
Important:Donotrotatethebypassvalves
morethan1turn.Thispreventsthevalves
fromcomingoutofthebodyandcausing
uidtorunout.
4.Disengagetheparkingbrakebeforepushing
themachine.
ChangingtoMachineOperation
1.Rotateeachbypassvalveclockwise1turnand
handtightenthem(Figure25).
Note:Donotovertightenthebypassvalves.
2.Torquethevalvesapproximately8N∙m(71in-lb)
asshowninFigure25.
Note:Themachinedoesnotdriveunlessthebypass
valvesareturnedin.
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Figure25
1.Bypassvalves
HaulingtheMachine
•Removethekeyandshutoffthefuel(ifequipped)
beforestoringortransportingthemachine.
•Usecarewhenloadingorunloadingthemachine
intoatraileroratruck.
•Usefull-widthrampsforloadingthemachineinto
atraileroratruck.
•Tiethemachinedownsecurely.
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